lizard64

Medal of Honor does have the honorable reputation of being a very excellent FPS, especially in the WWII genre. It was one of the early FPS's as well as one of the first to take place in an authentic WWII environment. THey did a fine job during the their earlier entries. Its because of them that Call of Duty stepped into the Picture.

But then their later titles after Frontline were mixed. Rising Sun was great but had strange moments happen in the game. It was considered successful but at the same time, a disappointment. Even worse, the story ended on a cliffhanger and a sequel was never released for it. Later on, European Assault came out with a new premise of a more open-ended mission structure- and it worked! I had a lot of fun. THe graphics were a little subpar but the sound and excitement was still there. There were some problems such as the sheer difficulty in the final mission and the arade-like elements such as revive packs and health bars, health bars for the enemy german operatives your send to eliminate, and adrenaline rushes that render you invincible with unlimited ammo. but it was still fun.

THen it was quiet for awhile and people were looking more to Call of Duty the Medal of Honor, citing the team lost its touch. THen THey released Airborne. Airborne was and still is an amazing WWII shooter. Vanguard is ok but it actually makes its oldest cousin, Frontline, look much better.

I think the trouble comes with competion with Call of Duty. In addition, theres been a number of gamers that is sick of WWII.

I honestly must say that I would lvoe to see WWII games keep coming. People continue thinking of it as just a genre. THis is a genre crafted from something that actually happened in human history. In the 4 yrs the U.S was involved, more battles and conflicts were fought then at any other war in all of recorded history. Thats a fact. So they will always be being made. As long as they stay away from being generic and bring forth another new side of the war, it'll always stay and im happy for it. All of the WWII games are different in every way. Some see them as shooter but the theater you play in is different. Its something that if you can think about, gives you a sense of what really happened during that time. I, for one, learned a lot from them. No kidding.

For Moh, I would have to say they need to move onto other theaters of war such as The Korean War, the lebanon conflict, the Panama Invasion in the 1980's, Desert Storm, or maybe some fictional modern telling. THey should also emphasize aerial, naval, and ground combat.

But theyre biggest break through just may be Vietnam, which lasted from 1957-1973 i believe, making it the longest and bloodiest jungle war ever fought. If you throw in a multiplayer and a powerful, lengthy story, it would be HUGE!

I still have faith in EA and MoH. I remember how dynamic Frontline was. I still have it too. I really hope that a new installment becomes a reality.